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Patented Sept. 11, 1923.

OBEL J'UVET, OF FERNDALE, VJASHINGTON. p

ROLL HOLDER.

Application led August 18, 1922.

To all whom/t mary cof/cern Be it known that I, OBnL JUVET, a Citizen ofthe United States, residing at Ferndale, in the county of Whatcom andState of Washington, have invented new and useful Improvements in RollHolders, of which the following is a specication.

rlhis invention relates to improvements in roll holders and hasparticular reference to holders for use with blue print rolls, road mapsand the like.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a holder which willassist the user in holding the sheet of blue print or'the like in a flatposition while viewing the same.

Another object is to provide a holder of this character which is simpleto construct, cheap to manufacture and of light weight, also one whichis readily applicable to various sizes of rolls.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specication, and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my device partly extended,

Figure 2 is a cross-section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 3,

Figure 3 isla cross-section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a detail perspective view of the upper extremity of thecentral holding member,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary detail perspective view of the lower extremityof the central holding member,

Figure 6 is a fragmentary detail perspective view of the upper extremityof the end clamp,

Figure 7 is a cross-section taken on the line 7 7 of Figure 1, lookingin the direc tion of the arrow,

Figure 8 is a front elevation of my device showing the extensiblefeature, and

Figure 9 is a front elevation showing the device without the extensiblefeature.

It is a well known fact that it is extremely diicult to hold and examinea roll, such as blue prints, while in the open due to the naturalcurvature of the paper which has previously been rolled, and also due tothe fact that slight currents of air tend to wrinkle and wave the paper.It is to over- Serial No. 582,728.

for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of myinvention, the numeral 11 designates a tubular member spaced from atubular member 12 as by hinges 13. These hinges are each provided with aspring as shown at 14 which tend to maintain these tubular members inContact one with the other at all times. rllhese tubular members areeach provided upon their adjacent faces with serrations 16 (see Figure3) which serrations are adapted to engage one end of a roll of paper aswill be later seen.

Suitable finger pieces 17 and 18 are riveted to the tubular members 11and 12, which linger pieces serve to separate 4the tubular members 11and 12 for the purpose of insert-ing the sheet of paper therebetween.Vithin these tubular members 11 and 12 are placed slidable extensions asshown at 19 and 21. These extensions are each provided with aprotuberance 22 extending into a slot 23 formed within the outer surfaceoit' the tubular members 11 and 12. This construction is best shown inFigure 1. Each tit prevents its respective extension from leaving therespective tubulars members. Attached to one of the tubular members asfor instance the member 12 are links 24 and 26. These links are eachprovided with a slot as shown at 27 and 28, which slot engages a rivetas shown at 29 and 31. To the free extremities of these links, there aresecured links 32 and 33 which are crossed and pivoted as shown at 34, tothe free ends of which I have in turn pivoted links 36 and 37. Theselast-mentioned links are provided with slots similar to the slots 27 and28 and surround rivets secured in the rear portion of a guide 38, whichguide is tubular and carries at its lower extremity a rigid clip 39,while a sliding clip 41 is provided at its upper extremity. The slidingclip referred to is likewise held from being accidentallyT displaced asby a protuberance 42. A similar series of links connect the guide 38with a tubular member 43, which tubular member is provided with a rigidclip 44C at its lower extremity and a movable clip 16 at its upperextremity. These last mentioned clips g inezeee are each, `provided Witha swinging finger as shown at 47 and 48, the purpose oit' Which Will belater seen.

Attached to the tubular member 43 is a finger grip 49. Upon this lingerpiece 49, I

' propose to mount a pivoted tubular member 51, the construction ofwhich is best'shoWn tionally.- held therein This spring member 54 isadapted to hold the rollA therein, which roll is designated by theletterA.

- The operation of my device is asl fol lovvsz- A rolly of; blue printsor other matter to be laterexaminedds placedawithinthe spring member 54andthe free end! clamped between lthe tubular membersf11 and112.

the device asa Whole isclosed sofasto bring the tubularmembers 11 and.12, guide 38 and-tubular member 43 into close proximity one to theother. The clips 39, 41, 46 and 44v of the guides 38 and 43 are adjustedover the edges of the paper andthe device is then readyvfor *use To usethe device,.the operator grasps thetinger pieces 17 and 18 in one handand the finger piece 49 in theother ,liand andfpulls these finger'piecesin opposite directions from each other with the result thaty the togglesor lazy tongs separate so that the device as ay Whole assumes-ftheposition shown in Iigures 1, 8 and-9. The

resultl will be that'the paperispulledy from Ait thistimethe roll heldin the spring member 54 and is maintained flat by the tubular members 11and 12, and the clips 39, 41, 46 and 44. Should the entire roll beunrolled, then the ngers 47 and 48`may be extended and the free lend ofthe paper may be engaged beneath the tubular member 51 as by theserrations 53.

From the foregoing description taken in connection With the accompanyingdravw ings, it Will be seen that I have provided a very light, simpleandefiicient device for accomplishing the purpose set forth.

Itisto be understood that the form of my inventionherevvith shown anddescribedis to be taken as a preferred example of the same.

andthat various changes in the shape, size and arrangement. of parts maybe resortedto wit-hout departing i-'omthe-spirit of the invention or thescope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claimzn In a device of thecharacter described, the combina-tion* with a plurality of tubularmembers hinged one to the other and' adapted tobe held in contact one.with the other` toggle-means secured to oneof said tubular members, athirdV tubular member secured to said toggle means, clips mounted onsaidv thirdltubular member, toggle .means secured to said third tubularmember and extending to a fourth tubular member, and aclip carried onsaid fourth tubular member, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

oBEL JUvEr.

